List of gaps of Virginia

This is a list of gaps in Virginia.

By mountain range

This list is arranged by mountain ranges.

Appalachian Mountains

• Hoop Petticoat Gap, elevation 860 feet, on U.S. Route 50 in Virginia to Romney
• Paddy Gap in Paddy Mountain, elevation 1,400 feet,
• Brock's Gap in Little North Mountain, elevation 1,020 feet, on Virginia State Route 259 to North Mountain
• Dry River Gap on U.S. Route 33 in Virginia to Harrisonburg-Franklin
• Buffalo Gap on Virginia State Route 42 to Clifton Forge
• Goshen Pass on the Maury River
• Allison Gap, Virginia on Poor Valley Road 613, Smyth County
• East Stone Gap, Virginia on Orby Cantrell Highway or U.S. Route 58 Alternate
• Big Stone Gap, Virginia
• Olinger Gap north of Low Gap near Old Still Hollow
• Low Gap east of Scott Gap
• Scott Gap east of Dalton Gap
• Dalton Gap north of Pennington Gap
• Pennington Gap on U.S. Route 421 near Pennington Gap, Virginia
• Low Gap near Mullins Ridge south of U.S. Route 58 in Virginia
• Hunter Gap on Virginia Route 70
• Mulberry Gap or Fitts Gap on Mulberry Gap Road
• Jones Gap on Virginia-Tennessee border west of Phoebe Butt
• Bow Gap east of Yellow Rock
• Cranks Gap west of Yellow Rock
• Hubbard Springs Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
• Hubbard Gap near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
• Harris Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
• Brierfield Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hagan, Virginia
• Maple's Gap on the Wise County/Scott County border
• Middleton Gap north of Falling Waters Gap
• Falling Waters Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border north of Rose Hill, Virginia
• Cumberland Gap, elevation 1,600 feet, central feature of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Chadwell Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Butchers Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Pound Gap, elevation 2,392 feet, on U.S. Route 23

Blue Ridge Mountains

This list of Virginia Blue Ridge gaps is listed starting from north to south.

• Potomac Water Gap, elevation 240 feet, Harpers Ferry, on U.S. Route 340
• Keyes Gap, originally Vestal's Gap, elevation 895 feet, on Virginia State Route 9 in Loudoun County
• Wilson Gap, also Gregory Gap, elevation 1440 feet, in Loudoun County
• Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap in 1769, on Virginia State Route 7
• Ashby's Gap, elevation 1,100 feet, on U.S. Route 50
• Manassas Gap, also known as Markham's Gap and Calmese Gap, elevation 950 feet, on U.S. Route 55 and Interstate 66
• Chester Gap, also known as Happy Creek Gap, elevation 1,339 feet, on U.S. Route 522
• Elkwallow Gap, elevation 2,455 feet on Skyline Drive
• Thornton Gap, elevation 2,460 feet, on U.S. Route 211
• Hughes River Gap north of Little Stony Man
• Fishers Gap, elevation 3,070 feet, on Skyline Drive
• Hawksbill Gap, elevation 3,360 feet
• Pine Hill Gap east southeast of Hot Mountain
• Turkeypen Gap south of Breedlove Knob
• Laurel Gap east northeast of Bootens Gap
• Bootens Gap between Powell Mountain and Jones Mountain
• Swift Run Gap on U.S. Route 33
• Smith Roach Gap northeast of Roundtop on Skyline Drive
• Powell Gap on Skyline Drive north of Flattop Mountain
• Simmons Gap between Weaver Mountain and Flattop Mountain near Simmons Gap, Virginia, Greene County
• Browns Gap
• Black Rock Gap
• Jarmans Gap near Waynesboro
• Rockfish Gap (also known as Afton Gap) on Interstate 64
• Reeds Gap on VA 664 (Reeds Gap Road)
• Tye River Gap on Virginia State Route 56
• Indian/White's Gap on U.S. Route 60
• Petites Gap (Elevation 2,369 Feet)[1]
• James River Gorge
• Bearwallow Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway
• Black Horse Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway
• Buford's Gap on U.S. Route 460
• Adney Gap on U.S. Route 221
• Volunteer Gap at Fancy Gap, Virginia elevation 2,672 feet on Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 193
• Pipers Gap on Virginia State Route 97
• Mikes Gap south of Gleaves Road near Ewing Mountain
• Dry Run Gap on Grayson Turnpike or U.S. Route 21 in Virginia
• Blue Spring Gap near Comers Rock Road
• Flat Ridge Gap south of Blue Spring Gap
• Dickey Gap at intersection of Mt. Rogers Scenic Byway Virginia State Route 16 and Comers Creek Road
• Massie Gap near Mount Rogers
• Rhododendron Gap near Mount Rogers
• Deep Gap west of Mount Rogers
• Bear Tree Gap on J.E.B Stuart Highway aka U.S. Route 58
• McQueen Gap south of Chestnut Mountain on Virginia-Tennessee border

Short Hill Mountain

• Hillsboro Gap, Hillsboro on Route 9

Bull Run Mountains

• Hopewell Gap on Hopewell Road
• Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain) on I-66

Catoctin Mountain

• Clarks Gap

Massanutten Mountain

• Edinburg Gap, Edinburg Gap Road
• Taskers Gap, between Mertins Rock and Bowman Mountain
• Mooreland Gap, VA Route 730, Shenandoah County
• New Market Gap, elevation 1800 feet, on U.S. Route 211
• Roaring Run Gap, south of Short Horse Mountain
• Fridley Gap, north of Fourth Mountain
• Little Gap, north of Hartman Knob
• Runkles Gap, north of Hartman Knob
• Harshberger Gap, near Massanutten Peak

Southwest Mountains

• Turkeysag Gap
• Stony Point Pass

References

1. "Topographic Map of Petites Gap Area". TopoZone.